[citation needed] Rabenhorst played college football at Wake Forest as a fullback from 1917 to 1920, captaining the team for three seasons.
On Thanksgiving Day 1919, against North Carolina State, Rabenhorst got off a world record 115-yard punt that sailed 85 yards in the air.
[4] In 1925, Rabenhorst began a very long and successful career at LSU as the head coach of the men's basketball team.
[5] As a reward for his team's success on the baseball diamond, Rabenhorst was named SEC Coach of the Year in 1939 and 1946,[6] as well.
Rabenhorst stepped down as baseball and basketball coach in 1942 when he left to serve in World War II.